Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"New heavens and a new earth"
Text: Isaiah 65:17
A NEW CREATION OF GOD
The LORD revealed to Isaiah a work that He would perform one day. But he did not explain when this new creation would take place.
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.”
Isaiah 65:17-19
1. Things to look forward to.
a) New heavens
b) A new earth
c) A new Jerusalem
2. The former things.
a) They would not be remembered.
b) Too much weeping and crying:
i) Because of war.
ii) Because of suffering.
iii) Because of sin.
3. The challenge to believe the LORD’s Plans for the future.
a) That He would do away with the old and sinful ways.
b) That the new creation of God would cause gladness and rejoicing forever.
c) Jerusalem and its inhabitants would experience fullness of joy.
d) God Himself would rejoice in Jerusalem and its people.
e) There would be a cessation of weeping and crying!